Direct and Indirect Characterization

Jake is Cassie's older brother. One day they are walking home from school when a cold front rolls in and the temperature drops 20 degrees. Jake is dressed more appropriately for the weather than Cassie.He takes off his hooded sweatshirt and offers it to her. She gratefully accepts. Jake is now colder, but he is happier. What character trait does Jake demonstrate?

• Caring

• Rude

• Athletic

• Jovial

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Craig is a football player training over the summer for next season. The coach demands that all players come in at 6:00 AM and lift weights until 8:00 AM, when practice begins.Craig gets there at 5:00 AM to begin his training. What character trait does Craig demonstrate?

• lazy

• confident

• irresponsible

• dedicated

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Corey came back from the bathroom and noticed that her rainbow pencil was missing. She looked around the room and saw that Beth was using a rainbow pencil. Corey started crying uncontrollably and ran out of the room.What character trait does Corey demonstrate?

• cruel

• dramatic

• unintelligent

• greedy

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Kelvin found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card. Kelvin took the ID out of the wallet, walked to the woman's house, and returned the wallet to her.

What character trait does Kelvin demonstrate?

• nosey

• dishonest

• curious

• honest

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Jonathan invited a bunch of friends over to his house. He then talked to them for hours about all the trophies that he had won, his rare comic book collection, and how much money his dad makes. His friends did not enjoy their time at Jonathan's. What character trait does Jonathan demonstrate?

• boastful

• modest

• boring

• unfriendly

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Joseph was always laying on the couch watching TV. He never completed his homework, nor did he help around the house with chores.

• Direct

• Indirect

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James is a hard-worker. He goes to work at 5:00 in the morning and doesn’t come home until 5:00 at night! That is a 12 hour work day! James is so dedicated to his job.

• Direct

• Indirect

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Cynthia arrives but we do not watch videos. We slave away on our homework and plan our speeches for the debate in the morning. We go over out parts in the school play and then go practice shooting hoops.

• Direct

• Indirect

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Cynthia is very mature. She is coming to stay. She is the school captain and she is beautiful and smart. Everyone wants to be her friend, and now she is sleeping over at our house!

• Direct

• Indirect

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Anna takes ages and ages cleaning he teeth. She is one of those kids who is right into health. She has a thing about germs. She always places paper on the toilet seat before she sits down. She is so clean.

• Direct

• Indirect

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